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Abrams S L Foundation Agt

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$207k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
52
Itemized grants FY2024
34
Organizations funded FY2023
65%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$177k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$3,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 43
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$783k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 65% of the organizations Abrams S L Foundation Agt funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving35$177k49%
FY202334$174k65%
FY202043$225kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$1.2MHealth$4kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MI
NY
WY
OH
PA
NJ
VA
MD
DE
SC
DC
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pennsylvania State University$61,5003n/a
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$54,20730%
University of Pittsburgh$22,50030%
Lebanon Valley College$14,50030%
Widener University$13,00020%
Lincoln University$11,50020%
York College of Pennsylvania$11,50030%
Elizabethtown College$10,00030%
Susquehanna University$9,50010%
The Howard University$9,00010%
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All grantees of Abrams S L Foundation Agt by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pennsylvania State University$61,5003n/a
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$54,20730%
University of Pittsburgh$22,50030%
Lebanon Valley College$14,50030%
Widener University$13,00020%
Lincoln University$11,50020%
York College of Pennsylvania$11,50030%
Elizabethtown College$10,00030%
Susquehanna University$9,50010%
The Howard University$9,00010%
Shenandoah University$8,00010%
Thomas Jefferson University$8,00020%
Spelman College$7,00010%
Ithaca College$7,00020%
American University$7,00020%
Robert Morris University$7,00020%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania$7,0001n/a
Drexel University$7,00010%
Lehigh University$7,00010%
Mount Saint Mary's University$5,50020%
Dickinson College$5,50010%
Messiah University$5,50020%
Hood College$5,50010%
Bucknell University$5,00010%
Stevenson University$4,00010%
Savannah College of Art and DesignInc$4,00010%
Georgetown University$4,00010%
The George Washington University$4,00010%
Central State University$4,0001n/a
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine$4,00010%
Virginia Union University$4,00010%
Lackawanna College$4,00010%
Saint Francis University$3,50020%
Lincoln University$3,50010%
The Colorado College$3,50010%
Lafayette College$3,50010%
Shippensburg University Foundation$3,50010%
Western University of Health Sciences$3,00010%
Trustees of Boston University$3,00010%
Point Park University$3,00010%
Johns Hopkins University$3,00010%
Franklin & Marshall College$3,00010%
New York University$3,00010%
Cornell University$3,00010%
Delaware State University$3,00010%
University of Miami$3,00010%
Grand Canyon University$2,50010%
Franciscan University of Steubenville$2,50010%
Bryn Mawr College$2,40010%
Delaware Valley University$2,00010%
Thaddeus Stevens College of Tech$1,5001n/a
The President and Trustees of Colby College$1,00010%
Calvin University$1,0001n/a
Westminster College$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($176k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Abrams S L Foundation Agt supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $54,207 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLebanon Valley College: $14,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWidener University: $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln University: $11,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYork College of Pennsylvania: $11,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetElizabethtown College: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSusquehanna University: $9,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Howard University: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShenandoah University: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpelman College: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIthaca College: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican University: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRobert Morris University: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDrexel University: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLehigh University: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMount Saint Mary's University: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDickinson College: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMessiah University: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHood College: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBucknell University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStevenson University: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSavannah College of Art and DesignInc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown University: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVirginia Union University: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLackawanna College: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Francis University: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln University: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Colorado College: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLafayette College: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShippensburg University Foundation: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestern University of Health Sciences: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPoint Park University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFranklin & Marshall College: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDelaware State University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFranciscan University of Steubenville: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBryn Mawr College: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDelaware Valley University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe President and Trustees of Colby College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 49.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Verizon FoundationCharities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Verizon FoundationNJ14.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Verizon Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Abrams S L Foundation Agt?

Find your warmest path to Abrams S L Foundation Agt through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Abrams S L Foundation Agt

How much does Abrams S L Foundation Agt give?
Abrams S L Foundation Agt reported 52 itemized grants totaling $177,303, out of $207,373 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 43 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Abrams S L Foundation Agt fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (81%), Health (0%).
Who are Abrams S L Foundation Agt's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Pennsylvania State University ($62k), Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education ($54k), University of Pittsburgh ($23k).
Does Abrams S L Foundation Agt fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 65% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Abrams S L Foundation Agt accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Abrams S L Foundation Agt?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Verizon Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation America, American Endowment Foundation.
Where is Abrams S L Foundation Agt based?
Abrams S L Foundation Agt is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 83 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $225k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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